immutability

noun

"immutability" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immutability” is uncommon English (frequency #94,985 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,985
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immutability · immutability · English

immutability · rank #94,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,985
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH illusionary

Nearest frequency peer: illusionary (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “immutability”

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Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immutability
PropertyValue
Headwordimmutability
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “immutability” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).immutabilityfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “illusionary” (#94,984), “indispensible” (#94,990), “Iftikhar” (#94,979). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immutability” is #94,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

immutability is uncommon English at frequency #94,985 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for immutability, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French immutabilité, itself borrowed from Latin immūtābilitās. By surface analysis, immutable + -ity. The correct English form is immutability, spelled I-M-M-U-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.
  2. 2
    The state of being unchangeable in the memory after creation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how immutability appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But, one might ask, how can the temporal event of God in our midst be the same as God's event to himself in his eternity if so absolute a distinction is drawn between the enarrable contents of history and the "eternal dynamism" of God's immutability, apatheia, and perfect fullness?

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French immutabilité, itself borrowed from Latin immūtābilitās. By surface analysis, immutable + -ity.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immutability"?
"immutability" is spelled I-M-M-U-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.
What does "immutability" mean?
As a noun, "immutability" means: The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.
What is the origin of the word "immutability"?
Borrowed from Middle French immutabilité, itself borrowed from Latin immūtābilitās. By surface analysis, immutable + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list